A patient with severe, recurrent posterior epistaxis was shown at angiography to have an aneurysm of the petrous portion of the internal carotid artery (ICA). Since childhood, she had had pain related to eustachian tube blockage by the aneurysm. An endovascular balloon embolization of the aneurysm w
Embolization with temporary balloon occlusion of the internal carotid or vertebral arteries
✍ Scribed by J. Théron; R. Cosgrove; D. Melanson; R. Ethier
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 786 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-3940
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